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BangShift’s ADRL Houston 2012 Coverage: Tons of Killer Photos and Results!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – The ADRL season kicked off in fine fashion yesterday at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas. Our man Charles Wickam was on the wall for the whole day shooting...

Win the Lottery and Buy the Friggin’ A-Team Van!

We remember Mike Meyers for his funny TV characters, being the voice of Shrek, starring in such cinematic hits as, So I Married an Ax Murderer, and generally being as funny as a Canadian can be....

Chevrolet Ends Freeze on ZL1 Camaro – Sales, Production and Deliveries Begin Again

The mysterious “quality assessment” of 2012 Camaro ZL1s has come to a close and GM has announced that production, deliveries, and new orders are being processed for the 580hp Camaros....

Live Drag Racing This Weekend: DragStory.com to Webcast the 17th Annual Holcomb Civil Wars on MotorManiaTV.com

Our pal and fellow live streaming comrade Mark Walters will be on the scene at Rockingham Dragway this weekend to broadcast the 17th annual Holcomb Civil Wars event on his site, MotormaniaTV.com. The...

Watch the Rat Trap Fuel Altered Fly Off a Road and Nearly Crash Into a Lake!

This video is pretty damned wild. Apparently Ron Hope and the rest of the Rat Trap crew were in New Zealand to participate in an event called the Leadfoot Festival. From what we can discern this is a...

Thieving Bastards Stole Our Buddy’s Mustang From Delaware — Help Us Find It!

Having stuff stolen is the pits and thieves are total bastards. One of the guys we know over at the MustangForums had his car stolen. Please read below and keep your eyes open as well as sharing this...

So-Cal Challenge Results

Here is the entry list from the SoCal Challenger Pro Touring event. Scroll down for lap time results!  

Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins, One of Drag Racing’s Greatest Drivers and Innovators Passes at 81

The man who was on the vanguard of stock/super stock, and Pro Stock drag racing from the inception of the class to the modern race cars of today has passed away. Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins...

LIVE TODAY – 2012 So-Cal Challenge

Junkyard Stagger: We Found a Load of Soon to be Crushed Classics! Save ‘Em!

We hit the junkyard today in search of a new steering wheel for Buford T Justice, our 1987 9C1 Caprice project. We came up empty handed on that search as every car we found with a suitable wheel had...

Show Gallery: Northeast Rod and Custom Show 2012 – Gallery 2

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Here’s the second installment of Joe Grippo’s coverage from the 2012 Northeast Rod and Custom Show held in Pennsylvania. In this gallery you’ll see...

BangShift FREE LIVE Streaming Video of the So Cal Challenge Pro Touring Event March 29!

We told you we would be bringing you more Pro Touring action in 2012, and it starts tomorrow! Black Ink Media and No Limit Engineering have brought together a killer cast of characters, including our...

American Powertrain Launches New Website – Check It Out!

The dudes at American Powertrain have launched a totally new website and is easy to navigate and showcases their huge line of products and components. There are also lots of sexy transmission...

Question of the Day: What is the Coolest Cop Car Ever?

So we have been on a cop car kick around here recently. Part of is has been intentional with our coverage of Project Buford T Justice, while the other stuff has either fallen out of the sky into our...